Please consider fostering/adopting God's child

[Sister_in_Christ]

Hello,  I know that as believers, God lays different things on our hearts so that a variety of things may be accomplished for His will.  But it breaks my heart that there can be so many churches filled with believers and yet also so many children that need a home.  I am concerned that fear is holding Christians back.  If God can create the universe from nothing, He can handle you taking the leap and welcoming His child into your home.  God knit this child into his or her mother's womb. God knew this child before they were formed. This child is not an accident. You will be blessed by God for trusting Him and caring for one of His own. 

I am so thankful that we did not allow fear to stop our family from adopting  ( once through Bethany Christian Services -international adoption for a special medical needs (cleft lip and palate) child of 4 yrs and once for a 4 yr old through foster care with a local Salvation Army). Believe me when I say that we were scared and had many fears. We thought of  every bad thing that could happen.  This stretches you in a very GOOD way.  Our faith has grown enormously BECAUSE of our trusting each day, pressing on and living through some of these hard experiences.  God will bless you within and through any difficulties. 

God is SO good!!! 

If your life circumstances prevent this full time possibility, then please know there are PLENTY of things you can do to help.  Both children that I took in were 4 yrs old at the time.  I had one friend come by with a big pan of lasagna and some hand me down clothes and toys.  That was almost 9 yrs ago now and it still makes me cry with thankfulness when I think of how very much that meant to me that she would understand that I needed some help.  Please seek out to help support someone by letting them know that you are there for them.  Some days can be emotionally difficult to take in a child that comes from hard places.                 

Respite care:  If you cannot have a child full time. Then please contact a local agency, like Salvation Army ( who we used) and do the paperwork, clearances etc to become a respite care home.  This is when you offer to help foster parents by taking a child for the afternoon, day, weekend etc when the foster family has a situation where they need child care.  

The most popular excuse:  " I could never foster to adopt or just foster because I am afraid of getting attached and then having them leave."

I used to think this way.  Then you meet the child that desperately needs your help and you are seriously humbled to know that you almost did not help because you were so worried about YOUR feelings.  If you have older children ( I had a biological child that was 8 yrs old at our first adoption), please do not worry about their feelings because they need to also learn the lesson, that you must trust God and do God's work, knowing that GOD is in charge. You cannot promise it will be easy. But, it is better to help one of His children, then to NOT help because of fear.  Do not fear man.  Fear God.  

If you have any concerns, questions or simply want me to pray for you as you begin this journey, please ask!!  Love & God Bless you all, Tina

PS    If you think of it, please pray for these children waiting for a home.  To know that there are so many Christians in America professing how great God is, but none of them are willing to take you into their home, will be a harsh reality for them to figure out as they get older.  Pray that people's faith in God will prevail over their fears of man. 

Edited May 17, 2020 by Sister_in_Christ